Samoa - Revision history

Natalie Oveyssi at 22:02, 27 July 2015

2015-07-27T22:02:51Z

Natalie Oveyssi at 19:04, 15 July 2015

2015-07-15T19:04:07Z

Natalie Oveyssi at 19:03, 15 July 2015

2015-07-15T19:03:32Z

Sonia Allan at 19:48, 22 February 2015

2015-02-22T19:48:43Z

Sonia Allan at 19:48, 22 February 2015

2015-02-22T19:48:11Z

Peteshan at 01:31, 9 July 2008

2008-07-09T01:31:55Z

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{{Country
|name=Samoa
|image_flag=Samoa.jpg
|Region=Oceania
|Population=214,265
|GDP=397
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=?
|Inheritable genetic modification=?
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=?
|Research cloning=?
|Sex selection=?
|Surrogacy=?
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
|Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
}}

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 Note: The proposed Child Care and Protection Bill 2013 – Art. 54 on sale of children may be relevant to commercial surrogacy (although surrogacy is not explicitly mentioned).
-Section 54. Prohibition on the sale of children:
+“Section 54. Prohibition on the sale of children:
-*No child in Samoa may be bought or sold, and any contract, agreement or arrangement purporting to be the basis of such a sale is void and of no legal effect.
-*A person who:
+(1)	No child in Samoa may be bought or sold, and any contract, agreement or arrangement purporting to be the basis of such a sale is void and of no legal effect.
-**enters in to any arrangement for the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa;
-**offers any money or valuable consideration to the parent or guardian of a child in Samoa in order to purchase the child, or to obtain or assume any parental status or authority over the child;
+(2)	A person who –
-**facilitates the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa in any way –
-***commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 penalty units or        to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, or both.
+*(a)	enters in to any arrangement for the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa;
 |Foundational values=
 |Prohibited practices=

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 **offers any money or valuable consideration to the parent or guardian of a child in Samoa in order to purchase the child, or to obtain or assume any parental status or authority over the child;
 **facilitates the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa in any way –
-commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 penalty units or        to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, or both.
+***commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 penalty units or        to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, or both.
 |Foundational values=
 |Prohibited practices=

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-Note – the proposed Child Care and Protection Bill 2013 – art 54 on sale of children may be relevant to commercial surrogacy (although surrogacy is not explicitly mentioned).
+Note: The proposed Child Care and Protection Bill 2013 – Art. 54 on sale of children may be relevant to commercial surrogacy (although surrogacy is not explicitly mentioned).
-Section 54
+Section 54. Prohibition on the sale of children:
+*No child in Samoa may be bought or sold, and any contract, agreement or arrangement purporting to be the basis of such a sale is void and of no legal effect.
-Prohibition on the sale of children
+*A person who:
-–
+**enters in to any arrangement for the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa;
-(1)	 No child in Samoa may be bought or sold, and any contract, agreement or arrangement purporting to be the basis of such a sale is void and of no legal effect.
+**offers any money or valuable consideration to the parent or guardian of a child in Samoa in order to purchase the child, or to obtain or assume any parental status or authority over the child;
-(2)	A person who –
+**facilitates the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa in any way –
-a)	enters in to any arrangement for the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa;
+commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 penalty units or        to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, or both.
-b)	offers any money or valuable consideration to the parent or guardian of a child in Samoa in order to purchase the child, or to obtain or assume any parental status or authority over the child;
-c)	facilitates the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa in any way –
 commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, or both.
 |Foundational values=
 |Prohibited practices=
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 |Accountability and governance=
 |History=
-|External links=(See http://www.mwcsd.gov.ws/images/stories/PUBLICATIONS%20WEBSITE/2014/CHILD%20CARE%20AND%20PROTECTION%20Bill%204%20150413%20%282%29%20-%20Copy1.pdf).
+|External links=(See: http://www.mwcsd.gov.ws/images/stories/PUBLICATIONS%20WEBSITE/2014/CHILD%20CARE%20AND%20PROTECTION%20Bill%204%20150413%20%282%29%20-%20Copy1.pdf.)
 }}

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 Note – the proposed Child Care and Protection Bill 2013 – art 54 on sale of children may be relevant to commercial surrogacy (although surrogacy is not explicitly mentioned).
 Section 54
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 c)	facilitates the sale or purchase of a child in Samoa in any way –
 commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 years, or both.
 |Foundational values=
 |Prohibited practices=
@@ Line 46: / Line 43: @@
 |Accountability and governance=
 |History=
-|External links=
+|External links=(See http://www.mwcsd.gov.ws/images/stories/PUBLICATIONS%20WEBSITE/2014/CHILD%20CARE%20AND%20PROTECTION%20Bill%204%20150413%20%282%29%20-%20Copy1.pdf).
 }}

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 |Sex selection=?
 |Surrogacy=?
 |1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=n/a
 |1998 COE Cloning Convention=n/a
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 |2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=RATIFIED
 |Treaty of Lisbon=n/a
 }}